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Medusa Exam #4

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What son of a Muse lost his bride when a snake bit her ankle?

a)

Orpheus

b)

Orion

c)

Oedipus

d)

Orestes

2.

What disguise did Zeus use to abduct Europa?

a)

an eagle

b)

a bear

c)

a dolphin

d)

a bull

3.

Leander drowned at sea while attempting to swim to his lover, Hero. This tragedy occurred because

a)

Hero's guiding lamp blew out

b)

a sea monster pursued Leander

c)

Hero failed to meet Leander on time

d)

a storm swept Leander out to sea

4.

In her sorrow, Aphrodite caused a flower to spring up from the blood of _____. her lover who was killed by a wild boar.

a)

Hyacinthus

b)

Adonis

c)

Narcissus

d)

Actaeon

5.

Aphrodite was unhappily married to Hephaestus, but her true passion among the gods was

a)

Zeus

b)

Eros

c)

Ares

d)

Dionysus

6.

Achilles fell in love with Penthesilea at the moment

a)

he killed her.

b)

he kissed her.

c)

she was snatched away by the gods.

d)

she was about to marry another man.

7.

What was Persephone doing the moment Hades abducted her?

a)

washing clothes in a river

b)

picking flowers with friends

c)

running away from Zeus

d)

sleeping under a tree

8.

Psyche lost Cupid because of her curiosity. Venus ordered her to accomplish all of the following tasks to get him back, EXCEPT _________.

a)

bring back the golden apples of the Hesperides

b)

sort a roomful of seeds

c)

get a fragment of Persephone's beauty

d)

obtain fleece from man-eating sheep

9.

Dido, queen of Carthage, vowed to remain faithful to the memory of her dead husband,

a)

Aeneas

b)

Pygmalion

c)

Iarbas

d)

Sychaeus

10.

It was prophesied that a certain king Thebes would "kill this father, marry his mother, and sire children the world would shudder to look upon." Who was the wife-mother of this unfortunate king?

a)

Antigone

b)

Jocasta

c)

Ismene

d)

Eurydice

11.

With what gift did Ariadne help Theseus escape from the Labyrinth?

a)

A torch

b)

A dish of poisoned meat

c)

A ball of string

d)

A cap of invisibility

12.

When Stheneboea was rejected by Bellerophon, she

a)

killed herself

b)

accused him of trying to seduce her

c)

gave him a love potion

d)

wrote him a letter

13.

Due to her own short-sightedness, Aurora was eventually forced to turn her mortal lover Tithonus into a

a)

grasshopper.

b)

snake.

c)

woodpecker.

d)

spider.

14.

Why did Thisbe leave the mulberry tree where she was to meet her lover, Pyramus

a)

she saw a dead Pyramus

b)

a god abducted her

c)

she heard her father calling

d)

a lion was approaching

15.

Zeus visited _____ in the form of a golden rain and thus became the father of the hero Perseus.

a)

Danae

b)

Alcmene

c)

Dione

d)

Semele

16.

To win Andromeda as his bride, Perseus

a)

raced her father.

b)

killed a sea-monster.

c)

got the head of Medusa.

d)

tamed Pegasus.

17.

When ______ pursued her, Daphne prayed to her father for help.

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Poseidon

d)

Heracles

18.

Because Baucis and Philemon loved each other, they asked to be temple priest and to

a)

have unlimited wealth.

b)

die at the same time.

c)

be placed in the heavens

d)

live forever.

19.

With which immortal did Zeus NOT have a love affair?

a)

Leto

b)

Demeter

c)

Maia

d)

Hestia

20.

Penelope, wife of Odysseus, has become a symbol of ____________ in marriage.

a)

disgrace

b)

dishonesty

c)

faithfulness

d)

fertility

21.

The Naiad Salmacis prayed to have her body and mine joined together for eternity. Therefore, my form changed rather dramatically. Who am I?

a)

Pirithous

b)

Teiresias

c)

Hermaphroditus

d)

Hippolytus

22.

All Troy mourned for my dear departed husband, Hector, but I mourned most of all. Who am I?

a)

Andromache

b)

Hecuba

c)

Alcmene

d)

Helen

23.

Phaedra wanted to take Hippolytus as her lover, even though she was his

a)

cousin.

b)

sister.

c)

stepmother.

d)

daughter.

24.

What animal does NOT play a part in the story of Zeus and his lover Io?

a)

peacock

b)

cow

c)

gadfly

d)

dove

25.

What lover of Clytemnestra played an instrumental role in the murder of her husband, Agamemnon?

a)

Atreus

b)

Menelaus

c)

Aegeus

d)

Aegisthus

26.

From what were the children of Leda and Zeus born?

a)

sea foam

b)

eggs

c)

their father's head

d)

their father's thigh

27.

Who begged water nymphs to change her into a bed of reeds so that she could escape the advances of Pan?

a)

Smyrna

b)

Syrinx

c)

Semele

d)

Sibyl

28.

Once, Pygmalion of Cyprus hated women. However, according to Ovid, he found "a female figure more exquisite than any woman who was born could ever march," and fell in love with her. How did this happen?

a)

he performed a feat of bravery

b)

a bride sprang from his forehead

c)

a beautiful goddess appeared at his door

d)

he craved an ivory statue

29.

Although this nymph could have cured Paris' fatal wound, she allowed him to die because he had abandoned her for Helen. Who is she?

a)

Oenone

b)

Thetis

c)

Daphne

d)

Clymene

30.

Heracles lost his young companion Hylas when the boy

a)

was killed by a lion.

b)

sailed away with Jason.

c)

was abducted by Zeus.

d)

was abducted by nymphs.

31.

Whose father gave her marriage to a newcomer named Aeneas, thus making her former fiance very angry?

a)

Amata

b)

Dido

c)

Lavinia

d)

juturna

32.

What did Alcestis agree to do for her husband, Admetus?

a)

die in his place

b)

bear him fifty sons

c)

take his place in battle

d)

marry his brother

33.

All of Greece's troops fought a ten-year old war with Troy just to get my wife back for me. Who am I?

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Menelaus

c)

Diomedes

d)

Ajax

34.

Because her love for Jason, Medea gave him a special ointment to

a)

help him defeat a ravenous sea-monster.

b)

use against her father.

c)

protect him from fire-breathing bulls.

d)

make him invisible.

35.

Alcyone mourned so much for her dead husband, Ceyx, that the gods turned them both into _____.

a)

flowers

b)

birds

c)

constellations

d)

lions

36.

Apollo turned the raven black because the bird

a)

told the god that Coronis didn't love him

b)

distracted the Pythia

c)

injured Daphne

d)

lied to Cassandra

37.

Hippodamiea's suitors were forced to compete with her father in

a)

a foot race.

b)

an archery contest.

c)

a chariot race.

d)

a wrestling match.

38.

Zeus gave Pandora to Epimetheus as his wife because he wished to punish Prometheus and

a)

cause trouble for men.

b)

populate the world.

c)

keep Epimetheus from being lonely

d)

get revenge upon Hera

39.

What did Calypso promise Odysseus if he would stay with her on her island?

a)

three wishes

b)

victory in war

c)

fabulous wealth

d)

everlasting life

40.

When Harmonia married the Theban ruler Cadmus, she received a ________ that proved fatal to all its successive owners

a)

crown

b)

golden apple

c)

magic ring

d)

necklace

41.

Consumed in love for her, Meleager insisted that Atalanta be permitted to join the otherwise all-male hunt for the

a)

Lernean hydra.

b)

Calydonian boar.

c)

Stymphalian birds.

d)

Chimaera.

42.

Clytie loved the sun god and would gaze at him as he traversed the sky. Because of her infatuation she was

a)

turned into a sunflower.

b)

forced into servitude.

c)

made blind.

d)

never allowed to sleep.

43.

Aeneas lost his first wife, Creusa, when

a)

she switched to the Greek side during the war

b)

he killed her in a fit of rage.

c)

they were separated while fleeing Troy

d)

she was murdered by Pyrrhus

44.

Spellbound by nymph Arethusa's beauty, the river god Alpheus pursued her through the forest. Arethusa appealed for help to Diana, who then transformed her into a

a)

cow.

b)

laurel tree

c)

sacred spring.

d)

swan.

45.

Selene, goddess of the moon, fell in love with me and still visits me while I sleep. Who am I?

a)

Helios

b)

Orion

c)

Endymion

d)

Pheathon

46.

After the great flood, the faithful couple Deucalion and Pyrrha repopulated the earth by

a)

casting stones behind them.

b)

conceiving numerous children.

c)

planting the seeds of a pomegranate.

d)

sowing the teeth of a dragon.

47.

Identify this creature whose amorous interests are self-directed.

a)

Ares

b)

Adonis

c)

Nessus

d)

Narcissus

48.

This creature is the offspring of a bull and _____, a queen of Crete.

a)

Pasiphae

b)

Pandora

c)

Pomona

d)

Polyxena

49.

Venus gave herself to me on the slopes of Mount Ida, and I disobeyed her command of silence. For this I was made lame. Identify me from the scene.

a)

Ascanius

b)

Astyanax

c)

Apsyrtus

d)

Anchises

50.

Creatures like the one pictured above, a ______, were well known for their romantic escapades and drunkenness.

a)

centaur

b)

titan

c)

satyr

d)

cyclops